After reading the "Connected Age" article, I realized how much our society relies on technology and power. Without power our society would be chaotic! I take for granted the simple task of plugging my phone charger up to the electricity outlet, or taking my laptop with me on campus without any plugs because it is fully charged.
Since our culture relies so heavily on power I don't know what it would be like without it. My children for example will be even more dependent on electricity and technology than I am. They probably will never enjoy the simple things about childhood like going to the park or having sleep overs at a peers home for the weekend. Why would they need to go over another child's home when they can talk to them on their cell phones all day, or chat with them on i-chat or yahoo.
Back on August 10, 1996 when the power went out in New York the whole city when crazy, but when it happened in San Francisco the people reacted quite differently. I know that everyone isn't as happy as the people in the Bay Area, so we can no longer go back to a time when there is no electricity. The humans on the planet have a dependent relationship with the electrical environment we live in. We consume it all!
There is a common phrase about people that are greedy, and it states that you would "Drink the well until the water runs dry". This is exactly what we have done.
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I think your children will still enjoy sleepovers and parks if you teach them to- we appreciate the things that we value! Our dependency on electricity is a reality, though. Who knows, maybe your children will be able to enjoy electricity that can be easily stored and replenished. It would be great if we could develop that kind of technology.
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